Ana Naimasi

Ana Naimasi
Date of birth (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 30)
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Rugby union career
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2025 ACT Brumbies 0 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022  Fiji 1 (0)
Correct as of 27 July 2021
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
 Fiji
Correct as of 27 July 2021
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Fiji
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team competition

Ana Maria Naimasi (21 February 1994) is a Fijian rugby union player. She won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She then competed for the Fijiana fifteens team at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. She also represented Fiji at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

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Naimasi was part of the Fiji women’s cricket team to Vanuatu for the Tri-Series in 2011 and 2012.[1] She then represented Fiji's under-19 netball team from 2013 to 2014 for the Trans-Tasman Series in New Zealand, and then played for the Fiji A netball side.[1]

She made her international debut for the Fijiana sevens team at the Dubai Sevens in 2017.[1]

Naimasi was named in the Fiji squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4] She won a bronze medal at the event.[5][6][7] Going in to the tournament Naimasi had scored 21 international tries.[8]

Naimasi was part of the Fijiana sevens team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[9][10][11][12] She also competed at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[13] In September she played in a warm up match against Canada.[14] She was also named in the Fijiana squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup.[15]

She represented Fiji at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[16][17]

In 2025, she joined the Brumbies for the Super Rugby Women's competition.[18][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Wara, Vereimi (2025-01-31). "Naimasi named in Brumbies W squad". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 2025-02-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Rugby Sevens NAIMASI Ana Maria - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  3. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2021-07-04). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  4. ^ "Olympic Champions Fiji have named their squads to compete in the Tokyo Olympics". RNZ. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  5. ^ "Fantastic Fijiana win historic Olympic medal". RNZ. 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  6. ^ Deo, Rohit (2021-07-31). "2020 Tokyo Olympics: Fantastic Fijiana win historic Bronze medal". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  7. ^ "How the Fijiana battled adversity to win historic Olympic medal at Tokyo Games". www.world.rugby. 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  8. ^ "Naimasi expected to play a crucial role".
  9. ^ Tavi, Karalaini. "Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games". fbcnews.com.fj. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". RNZ. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  11. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-01). "Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  12. ^ "Australia takes Women's Sevens gold over Fiji". ESPN.com. 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  13. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-31). "Saiasi Fuli names squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  14. ^ "World Cup Warm-Up – Fiji vs Canada – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  15. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2022-09-21). "Seruvakula names 32-member squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  16. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2021-07-04). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  17. ^ "Fiji - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  18. ^ Cama, Akuila (2025-01-30). "Naimasi joins Brumbies". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2025-02-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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